National Wear Red Day Toolkit

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Select a highlighted activity to learn more about how to plan each event.

1. Wear red and encourage your coworkers to do the same.

2. Work with management to organize a "Wear Jeans if You Wear Red" promotion on National Wear Red Day^®.

3. Organize a contest for the "Best Red Outfit" at your workplace.

4. Host a "brown-bag" or "red bag" lunch at your workplace, utilizing The Heart Truth^® Speaker's Kit (PDF 3.46MB) and The Heart Truth's community video featuring real women affected by heart disease.

5. Organize a "heart healthy lunch day" with your colleagues at your cafeteria. Arrange for catering or coordinate a potluck luncheon. Direct your caterer or potluck guests to select recipes from Keep the Beat™ Recipes: Deliciously Healthy Dinners.

6. Organize walking groups during your lunch break in the spirit of women's heart health.

Additional activity ideas

Tools and materials to help you promote Heart Truth activities, especially National Wear Red Day.

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Last Updated: December 1, 2012